GL2 5EG

Westgate · Gloucester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gloucester
Local authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL2 5EA 61 m
GL2 5EN 162 m
GL2 5NL 163 m
GL2 5EJ 209 m
GL2 3NJ 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL2 5EG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 February 2026
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL2
Postcode sector
GL2 5
Latitude
51.838036
Longitude
-2.274218
British National Grid easting
381,203
British National Grid northing
215,527

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Gloucester · E07000081
Electoral ward
Westgate · E05010967
Parish or community
E43000067
Westminster constituency
Gloucester · E14001248
Output area
E00113529
Lower layer super output area
Gloucester 009E · E01022333
Middle layer super output area
Gloucester 009 · E02004644

Postcode source versions

Explore GL2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Goodridge Trading Estate, Donald Edward Civil Engineering Ltd, Goodridge Avenue, Gloucester, GL2 5EG 28 March 2019 £460,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
29
Secondary
8
  1. Meadowside Primary School

    Community school

    694 m
  2. The Altus School

    Pupil referral unit

    863 m
  3. Grange Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 393
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Public order 61
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GL2 5 residents
4,650

Age bands in GL2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

843 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

459 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

1,243 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,027 residents

Age 65 and over
16%

682 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEDGELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLYMPUS PARK, QUEDGELEY, GLOUCESTER, GL2 4NF

    ODS code L84617

    747 m

  • ROSEBANK SURGERY

    153B STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JQ

    ODS code L84050

    2.7 km

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH, PAVILION FAMILY DRS

    153A STROUD ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 5JJ

    ODS code L84034

    2.8 km

  • THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    RIKENEL, MONTPELLIER, GLOUCESTER, GL1 1LY

    ODS code Y00054

    3.2 km

  • GLOUCESTER HEALTH ACCESS CENTRE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code Y02519

    3.5 km

  • SEVERNSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUAYSIDE HOUSE, QUAY STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TZ

    ODS code L84052

    3.5 km

  • KINGSHOLM SURGERY

    ALVIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3EN

    ODS code L84081

    4.1 km

  • ASPEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASPEN CENTRE, HORTON ROAD, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3PX

    ODS code L84026

    4.6 km

  • HADWEN HEALTH

    GLEVUM WAY, ABBEYDALE, GLOUCESTER, GL4 4BL

    ODS code L84009

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • McDonalds

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.2 miles
  • Sims Lane

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.2 miles
  • McDonalds

    BCT · Gloucester

    0.2 miles
  • Sims Lane

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.2 miles
  • Plumbing Trade Supplies

    BCT · Quedgeley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gloucester 009E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,003 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. Meadowside Primary School is the nearest published school at 694 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 393 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.